Bottle-stopper.



No. 883,544. PATENIED MAR. 31; 1908. G. KIRKEGAARD & F. JEBSEN.

BOTTLE STOPPER. APPLICATION FILED APR.15,19Q4.

witmmoeo GEURG KIRKEGAARD AND FRIDTJOF'JEBSEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BOTTLE-STOPPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March a1, 1908.

Application filed April 15, 1904. Serial No. 203,256.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORG KIRKE- GAARD and FRIDTJOF JEBsEN, a citizen of the United. States, and subject of the King of Norway and Sweden, respectively, residing at the city of New York, 1n. the boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan, respectively, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle- Stoppers', of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to means for closing and hermetically sealing bottles, jars an sisting of a metal cap containing a disk of other similar packages and is an improvement upon the invention described in an application filed by G. Kirkegaard, December 16, 1903, Serial No. 185,338. In the application referred the stopper is described conpacking material and having a flexible edge adapted to pass over the outside of the mouth of a bottle, said edge being provided with a flange above which is seated an open clamping ring, the ends of which are engaged by an eccentric wrench whose function is to contract the ring upon the ed e of the'cap to hold the latter upon the bott e. The bottle,

to which such a cap is adapted is provided with an annular, inwardly-inclined, exterior shoulder; against which the edge of the cap is forced when it is contracted by the wrench,

such operation causing the edge of the cap to not on y move inward, but to slide downward upon said inclined shoulder to thereby compress the disk of packing material between the cap and the edge ofthe mouth'of the bottle. The present invention is an improvement upon this device, consisting in the manner of connecting the clamping ring with the edges of the cap and in the construction of the wrench for tightening and loosening the ring.

In the first feature of improvement, the clamping rin instead of being placed above the bead or ange upon the base of the cap, is located within the said' bead, so that it ,cannot be readily detached from the cap and only, is open at two diametrically opposite points, the clamping ring being thus made in prominent andmore attractive to the eye when in its closed position, than the single wrench described in the previous application and when in its open position it serves as a handle or loop by which the cap can be readily withdrawn from the bottle.

The invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure '1 is a side elevation of the neck of a bottle with the improved cap applied thereto in the closed position; Fig. 2 is a perspective View showing the parts of the cap in the open or loose condition; Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the neck of the bottle and the cap; Fig. 4 is a section on line :z:ai: of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a detail perspective, and Fig. 6 is a vertical section of the mouth of a jar to which the improved cap is applicable and upon which the cap is shown.

1 indicates the neck of the bottle, which for thepurposes of this sealing device, is provided with an external, inwardly-inclined, annular shoulder 2 immediately below the mouth of the bottle.

3 is a metallic cap having a depending flange, preferably slitted vertically at various points indicated at 4 and provided with an which when the cap is in placempon the bottle is interposed between the cap and the edge of the bottle.

6 indicates a clamping ring made preferably in two semicircular parts or halves; it

is attached to theextreme edge of the de-' pending portions of the cap by curling said edge around it,- the curled edge thus forming a tubular housing for the ring. The two parts of the ring terminate in books 7 arranged'opposite each other in' pairs and projecting laterally from the tubular edge ca dis a double-ended wrench and handle conof the sistin of a strap in the form of a bail having an en argement at each end containing'two tion 9 and the other being a slot '10 arranged eccentrically" to said perforationf" At each "end, the perforation 9 engages one of the hooks 7, while the slot -10engages the adjacent corresponding hook, while a similar engagement is made between the erforation and slot of the lever and the 1100 s 7 on the opposite side of the cap. At the middle point of the bail it is furnished with a turnedover lip 16 which serves as a thumb-piece in manipulating the device. Near one end of each of the slots 10 the metal of the lever is offset, as shown at 11, to furnish a seat for the ring 'which serves as a latch to hold the device in its locked position.

The operation of closing and opening the stopper is as follows: The bail 8 is'raised to the position shown in Fig. 2, in which position the edge of the cap is expanded and it can therefore be easily )assed over the mouth of the bottle. When t us placed in position, the bail is pushed by means of the thumb or 'otherwise, into a horizontal position, as

shown in Fig; 1, the hooks in the eccentric slots being thereby caused to travel to that end of the respective slots nearest to the corresponding perforations 9, which draws the two halves of the ring towards each .other and exerts a clamping or contracting force upon the edge of the cap, within which the ring is securely housed. In thus tightening the ring, the edge of the cap is forced against the external, inwardly-inclined shoulder 2 on the bottle and naturally seeks to travel towards the bottom of said incline. This,

therefore, causes the topof the cap to be against the edge around t 35 drawn downward and com ress the packing he mouth of the bottle toform a hermetical seal. When the bail reaches its horizontal or closed position, shown in Fig. 1, the clamping ring falls into the seat 11 at each end of the ball and prevents any tendency 'of the bail to return to the open position, unless the normal force required to lift the bail is exerted.

By putting the clamping ring inside of the curled edge of the cap, it is prevented from becoming detached from the cap and the pressure exerted by therin is applied to the extreme edge, a shorter inc ine on the bottle being thus possible.

- The method of opening the bottle is obviously that of simpl lifting the bail to the osition shown in ig. 2, which causes the ooks 7 to separate and free the edge of the cap then by passing the finger under the bail, the cap can be readily pulled from the bottle. v

' Having described our invention, we

' claim ing an inwardly-inclined, annular, exteriorshoulder below its mouth, a cap adapted to fit over the mouth of the bottle or jar and havin a curled tubular edge opposed to said shoulder andalso containing a packing material, an open clamping ring housed within said tubular edge and means for contracting said ring to force said edge against the annular shoulder and cause it to travel inwardly and downwardly along. the same.

. 3. A bottle or jar sto )per comprising a met allic cap having a flexi le edge, a ring in two parts embracing said edge and a bail-shaped ever having two openings at each end, one of which is eccentric tothe other, said openings respectively engaging the extremities of the parts ofsaid ring, substantially as described.

4. A bottle or jar stop er comprising a metallic cap having a flexi le edge terminating in a curled, tubular formation, a two-part clamping ring housed within said curled, tubular formation, the extremities of said ring projecting laterally from said formation and a bail-shaped lever engaging the projecting ends of the ring and having an eccentric formation by which said ends can be drawn together or se )arated.

5. A bottie or jar stopper comprising a cap in combination with a clamping ring surrounding said cap and inseparably secured thereto and a cam lever or wrench applied to the ends of said ring, for the purpose set forth. I

6. A bottle or jar stopper comprising a metallic cap in'combination with aclamping ring permanently secured to the lower edge of sa1d cap and a cam lever or wrench permanently engaging the ends of said clamping ring, for the purpose set forth.

7. A bottle or jar stopper comprising a metallic cap in combination with a clamping ring surrounding said cap and permanently secured thereto and a cam lever or wrench alpplied to said ring and adapted for lifting t e ca from the bottle.

i 8. bottle or jar stopper comprising a cap in combination with a clamping ring surrounding said cap and inseparably secured thereto, and a cam-lever or wrench for contracting and expanding said ring.

9. A bottle or jar stopper comprising a metallic cap in combination with a clamping ring permanently secured to the lower edge of said cap, and a cam-lever or wrench for contracting and expanding said ring.

10. A bottle or jar stopper comprising a metallic cap incombination with a clamping ring permanently secured to the lower edge of said cap, and a cam-lever or wrench permanfently embracin the ends of said clamping rin and adapted to contract and expand the sai ring. I Y

11. A bottle or jar stopper or closure comprising a metallic cap containing packing material; in combination with a clamping ring substantially as described.

surrounding said cap and a cam-lever or wrench for contracting and expanding said ring and for lifting the cap from the bottle.

12. A bottle or jar stopper comprising a metallic cap containing packing material, an open or divided clam ing ring surrounding said cap at a point be ow the mouth of the bottle or jar and having projecting ends, and a cam-lever or Wrench engaging with and permanently retained by said projectin ends and adapted to cause them to approadh and recede from each other according as the said lever is moved in one or the other direction.

13. In a bottle or jar stopper, the combination with a metallic cap or crown having pendent fingers of an open or divided clamping ring surrounding the same and attached to said fingers, and an operating lever in the form of a bail having a pivotal bearing at each side ofthe cap or crown and provided with means for contracting and expandirv said ring and the pendent fingers attache thereto, said bail having an enlarged central portion that is turned up or folded so as to provide a suitable grip for the fingers or hand.

14. The combination with a bottle having an inwardly inclined, annular exterior surface belowits mouth, of a metallic cap adapted to fit over the mouth of the bottle and having a yielding edge opposed to said sur face, an open clamping ring engaging said ed e and an eccentric wrench engaging the en s of the ring to force said edge against the annular surface and cause it to travel inwardly and downwardly along the same .when the ring is contracted by the movement of the wrench in one direction, and to force said edge away from said annular surface so as to release its hold upon the same and to remove the cap from the bottle when the wrench is moved in the reverse direction,

15. A bottleor jar stopper comprising a metallic cap containing a packin mateiial and having a yielding or flexible e ge boundedaby a bead or flange, in combination with an open ring secured within said bead or flange, and a wrench or cam-lever havin ec centric slots adapted to engage the en s ofsaid ring, substantially as described.

16. A bottle or jar stopper comprising a metallic cap containing packing material, in

combination with a clamping ring'surroundlng said cap and inseparably secured thereto,

and a cam-lever or wrench for contracting and expanding said ring.

17. A bottle or jar stopper comprising a metallic cap containing packing material, in. combination with a clamping ring permanently secured to the lower edge of said'cap, and a cam-lever or wrench for contracting and expanding said ring.

18. A bottle or jar stopper comprising a metallic cap containin packing material, in combination witha camping ring permanently securedto the lower edge of said cap, and a cam-lever or wrench permanently retained by and embracing the ends of said clamping ring and adapted to contract and expand the said ring.

19. A bottle stopper comprising a soft metallic crown or cap, an open wire ring embracing the lower edge of said crown or cap and held in position thereby, and a camlever or wrench engaging the ends of said ring and forming a permanent part of the stopper, said lever or wrench when moved in one direction, contracting said ring and thereby oausin said crown or ca to seal the bottle, and w en moved in t e o posite direction, expanding said ring and with it the soft metal crown or cap, and also with the same motion lifting or removing the same from the bottle.

2(). A bottle stopper comprising a soft metal cap or crown having its flange portion slotted so as to form independent yielding fingers having their lowenedges turned up to form one or more retaining ooves, an open clamping ring embraced wit in and retained in place by said groove or grooves, and means for contracting and expanding the ring and for maintaining it in its contracted and expanded condition, respectively.

21.' A bottle stopper-or seal comprisinga soft metal cap or crown having'a retaining bead formed in its lower edge, said cap or crown containing a packing disk, anopen or divided wire ring inclosed within said retainingbead or beads form'ed'in the lower edge of said cap or crown, and a cam-lever or wrench forming a permanent and inseparable part of said stopper or seal and having eccentric bearing surfaces to forcibly open and close said rln 22. A bottle or jar stopper comprising a metallic cap adapted to engage a flange or lip surrounding the mouth of a bottle, in combination with a clamping ring permanently secured to and surrounding said cap, and a cam-lever or wrench to contract and from the bottle when expanded.

yielding cap adapted to en age a flange or lip surrounding the mouth of 5 bottle, combined with means for alternately contracting and expandin said cap, said means being combined wit and forming a permanent part of the stopper. a

. 24. A bottle or jar stopper comprising a yielding cap containing packing material and adapted to engage a flange or lip surrounding the mouth of a bottle orother vessel, combined ,withmeans for alternately contracting and expanding said ca and for removing the same from the bott e, said means being combined with and forming a permanent part of the stopper.

' 25. A bottle stopper or seal comprising a 23. A bottle .or jar stopper comprising a yieldi soft metal cap adapted to engage a l a cam-lever mounted upon the ends of said flange, ip or recess surroun ing the mouth of rim and thereby permanently secured to the a bottle, means combined with and forming sea or stopper so as to form an inseparable part of said stopper or seal for alternately part thereof, substantially as described. contracting and expanding said cap and a In witness whereof, We subscribe our sigstop for locking said cap in its contracted natures, in presence of two witnesses. condition. GEORG KIRKEGAAR'D.

26. As a new'article of manufacture, a FRIDTJOF JEBSEN. bottle seal or stopper comprising a metal cap or crown having a tightening ring permanently secured to the lower edge thereof, and

Witnesses:

FRANK S. OBER, WALDO M. CHAPIN. 

